flickering oil light

[Cletus Vandamn]

I searched and couldnt find ANY matches at all. oil light recently starting flickering on and off and I cant figure it out. It only happens sometimes and wont stop until you turn the car off. Then when it sits for a little bit and I start it back up it wont do it anymore. Any ideas?

[bagoon316]

have u changed ur oil recently/are you low on oil?? mine turns on sometimes torwards the end of time right before i need a new oil change...check ur oil make sure there is enough in there.

[Cletus Vandamn]

It doesnt burn any oil and there are no leaks what so ever, oil level is fine. Did recently get the oil changed at Honda less than 1000 miles ago and shortly after started noticing it. Always have Honda do the oil changes and never had this problem before.

[Accord13&BA4]

Could be oil filter? possibly not screwed in tightly...check the ground for drips...

[CB7Perfection]

I searched and couldnt find ANY matches at all. My oil light recently starting flickering on and off and I cant figure it out. It only happens sometimes and wont stop until I turn the car off. Then when it sits for a little bit and I start it back up it wont do it anymore. Any ideas?

or it may be a possiblility that the oil sensor or detection device itself may have a malfunction or could possibly be faulty. one of the mechanice could have tapped something and may not have noticed it, like it was said honda may not have the best mechanics

[type-s]

oil pick up tube could be blocked up

[aero]

in my situation, the oil light also would come on and stay on if it was on longer than like a second. If it was just on quick, it'll go back out w/o having to restart the car.

Does it happen when you turn to the left?

Did you check your oil level?

Do you hear a rattling sound for the first 1-4 seconds when your car starts?

[boosted4life]

ya mine does it occaionally check ur filter it maybe lose or ur drain plug may be lose also check those first

[ellwoodLX]

Oil light

I searched and couldnt find ANY matches at all. My oil light recently starting flickering on and off and I cant figure it out. It only happens sometimes and wont stop until I turn the car off. Then when it sits for a little bit and I start it back up it wont do it anymore. Any ideas?

There u again talking about my car. Was waiting 4 HIGH speed net to become a member. It never did ti while I was turning, just started . I prety good about checking my oil. I took it to Honda and they said it was oil sensor. I drove 4 a couple of weeks and it just stopped ,It does have 240,+ miles.

[MoonScryer]

Simple possible solution. If the oil pressure sensor connector on the engine harness still getting good convact and snapping on? Over time, they do get fried by the heat changing and the single wire on it will break. Have you pulled back the jacket and checked that? If the clip part comes off, or momentarily does, then the check oil light will come on.

[DITBOY]

I've got the same problem. Just bought a '91 Accord DX. Started about a week after I bought it. 163K miles, dirty oil changed immediately after. Had a mechanic look at it and the oil is very dirty after two weeks of driving it. Light comes on during cold starts (stays on a few seconds) with a rough start, then goes out. Only other time it comes on is after a highway drive when I come to a stop. Then it flashes. Mechanic plans to change out to heavier oil (5w30 out, 10w 30 in), and replace sending unit. Should we drop the oil pan and clean it out too? Wher'es the oil screen at on this thing? Hard to get to?

Thanks!

[ACCORDianate]

Back when my oil pressure switch went bad [2003], the oil light would flicker for a while and then stay blinking on after a while. Sometimes it would flicker and stop.

I replaced the oil pressure switch for $30 and it solved the problem.

[whatever210]

dude thats never good. if your oil light comes on any time thats bad. could be a bad oil pump or sensor or even worse you might have spun a bearing. do you drive your car hard all the time cause if you do and the light comes on when your ideling that means you usally spun a bearing. not saying thats what it is but thats what happen to mine. i spun a bearing and right after i did my oil light came on. does your car sound like its about to die when your at a dead stop. do you hear any knocking noises from the engine block. if so then you got a spun bearing. if it is then i would start looking for a new engine.

[Davids92Accord]

couldnt it be that he might a bit to much oil because i had the same problem but when i took some oil out it stopped doing that flickering i might be wrong but after i did that the light problem went away
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[crewfish13]

I really hate to be a jerk about this, but did you check your owner's manual? It clearly states that a flashing oil light is due to a sudden drop in oil pressure.

More often than not, this is caused by hard cornering with low oil - as the oil shoshes from one end of the sump to the other, it sloshes away from the intake tube, meaning your oil pump gets a big gulp of air and oil pressure temporarily drops.